SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR REFT Holdings L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. [ KREF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/13/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/13/2021 S 5,000,000 D $20.07(1) 15,000,000 I See Footnotes(2)(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR REFT Holdings L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR Group Partnership L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR Financial Holdings LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR Group Holdings Corp.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR & Co. Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KKR Management LLP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KRAVIS HENRY R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
30 HUDSON YARDS

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10001

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ROBERTS GEORGE R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P.
2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200

(Street)
MENLO PARK CA 94025

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This amount represents the $20.30 secondary price per share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (the "Issuer") less the underwriting discount of $0.23 per share for shares sold pursuant to an underwritten public offering by KKR REFT Holdings L.P.
2. The general partner of KKR REFT Holdings L.P. is KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC, which is wholly owned by KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC. KKR REFT Asset Holdings LLC is owned by KKR Group Partnership L.P. and KKR Financial Holdings LLC, whose common shares are wholly owned by KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp. KKR Management LLP is the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the founding partners of KKR Management LLP.
3. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.
HENRY R. KRAVIS By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 05/14/2021
GEORGE R. ROBERTS By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact 05/14/2021
KKR MANAGEMENT LLP By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
KKR & CO. INC. By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
KKR GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P. By: KKR Group Holdings Corp., general partner By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
KKR FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Executive Officer 05/14/2021
KKR REFT ASSET HOLDINGS LLC By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President 05/14/2021
KKR REFT HOLDINGS GP LLC By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
KKR REFT HOLDINGS L.P. By: KKR REFT Holdings GP LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Terence P. Gallagher Name: Terence P. Gallagher Title: Attorney-in-fact for Robert H. Lewin, Chief Financial Officer 05/14/2021
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